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62045.01This paper discusses issues in drainage and wetlands law. The first part of the paper examines the law relating to water rights, with an emphasis on drainage and wetlands. The second part of the paper considers how lawyers can utilize demonstrative evidence as aids in litigation and regulatory matters relating to land and the environment. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Rural Property Issues for Alberta Lawyers program in Red Deer on June 2, 2017.
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61946.03This paper examines the interplay between the Condominium Property Act and the New Home Buyer Protection Act. It identifies issues likely to be considered in the upcoming amendments to the Condominium Property Act and, finally, touches on some recent case law.
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62190.01This paper provides an overview of the Letter of Intent and the Offer to Lease in the commercial leasing context. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Real Estate: Leasing program in Lake Louise on October 23, 2020.
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62032.01This is a collection of two related papers: Order of Documents on a Purchase File and Order of Documents on a Sale File. Both papers identify and provide a description of documents typically involved in a real estate purchase or sale from start to finish, and include suggestions for explaining each document to the client. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Real Estate Essentials program held in Edmonton on March 10, 2017 and in Calgary on March 17, 2017.
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61915.01This paper provides an overview of some of the more common legislative provisions and issues surrounding planning law. It discusses the issue of where to start when looking for requirements, procedures and rights of appeal related to approval and enforcement. This paper was presented at the Land Development program in February 2014.
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62190.04This paper provides an outline of how lenders approach providing financing to a commercial tenant, where the borrower has a leasehold interest in the property and, therefore, does not hold legal title. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Real Estate: Leasing program in Lake Louise on October 23, 2020.
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62451.06This paper explores the current legislation; remedies and factors for determining the appropriate remedy; inequal contribution, accounting and adjustments; partition and sale in the face of a co-ownership agreement; and partition and sale in the context of family property. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Real Estate Conference program in Kananaskis on October 18 – 19, 2024.
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62304.03This paper explores how municipalities may encumber titles using the provisions of the Municipal Government Act. It discusses the statutory registrations that municipalities may place against titles, the authority for that registration, as well as an exploration of the impact of these registrations and how they can be removed, if at all. This paper was presented at Municipal Law on March 16, 2023.
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62191.04This paper provides tools to negotiate through potential contentious real estate matters in the purchase contract. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Residential Real Estate: Avoiding Problems that Lead to Conflict & Liability program in Lake Louise on October 24, 2020.
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62244.01This paper addresses some of the pitfalls that lawyers who are new to the practice may face in residential real estate transactions. Topics covered include: trust letters, Real Property Reports, holdbacks, the Protocol, and title insurance. This paper was presented at LESA’s Practice Foundations: Residential Real Estate webinar on May 31, 2022.
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62220.01This comprehensive paper covers those changes and provides direction for lawyers dealing with matters within the Alberta builders’ liens regime. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Builders’ Liens program in Edmonton on October 5, 2022.
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61837.02This paper navigates purchasing a condominium and comments on the importance of independent legal advice of the purchaser. The author highlights the key items to review in the purchase agreement, the condominium plan, and the by-laws when acting for a purchaser. Additionally, the paper examines some important matters to consider prior to closing. This paper was drawn from materials presented at the Condominiums program held in May 2012.